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H. W, BUGKLA1\ID.V

GOAT AND HAT HOOK.

No. 365,725. Patented June 28, 1887.

afa/MMM' ttor-nay N. PETERS. Phuloulhngrapher. Washington, D. C4

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIeE.

HARRY WINFIELD BUCKLAND, OF SWANTON, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO CHARLES C; GILMORE,y OF SAME PLAGE.

COAT AND SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,725, dated zIune 28, 1887.

Application tiled March 1S, 1887. Serial No. 231,400. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HARRY WINFIELD BUCK- LAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Swanton, in the county of Franklin and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Goat and Hat Hooks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which forni a part of this specification.

Figure 4l of the drawings is a representation of this invention and a perspective view with coat and hat upon it. Fig. 2 is a side View. Fig. 3 is also a sideview,and shows a staple driven over the hook into the wall.

This invention has relation to coat and hat hooks or supporters adapted to be carried about on the person when not in use, and to be used in places where there are no means for hanging up a coat and hat or either of these articles. This hook may be made of wire or of sheet metal, wire being preferred. It is bent in triple-curved form, its shank portion a extending upward above the hook portion b, and being bent obliquely downward and rearward to form the barb c, which is made sharp, so that it will readily enter the wood of a door, partition, or casing. The hook portion d is-bent upward sufficiently to form a hook-space, e, between the portion d and the shank, and to formV a bearing, g, in front, to eoaet with the spring-hook or spring-clamp 7i, which is formed by bending the hook portion downward and toward the bearing-pointy of the hook. The lower end of the downward clamp is bent outward a little, so that it will not :injure the hat. This coat and hat hook,

although it has the bends described, is in ade in the same plane, so thatit can be read ily slipped under the sweat-leather of the hat, whereit can be carried easily and without discomfort.

In using this device the coat-loop is first passed over the hook portion d into the hookspace, and, holding the hook so as to suspend the garment, its downwardpointed hook or prong c is pressed into the door or partition, 5o the weight of the coat assisting in this action. The'rini of the hat is then pressed under the downward catch spring or clamp h. This device is designed to serve lan excellent purpose in connection with overcoats and hats with 5 5 stiff rims.

Should it be desired to fasten the coat and hat hook permanently to the door or partition, this can be readily done by first pressing the barb ory prong c into the woodand then driving a staple so as to embrace the shank just above the loop space and extend into the wood, as indicated at 7c. The staple serves to prevent outward as well as lateral motion, so that the holding of the prong in the wood is not weakened.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The triplebent coat and hat hook herein de- 7o seribed,eonsisting of a shankhaving a bend at its upper end downward and backward to form an oblique penetrating prong, an upward bend at its lower end for a portion of the length of the shank, and a downward bend from the upperportion ofthe hook part forming a spring-cateh, as shown, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY WIN FIELD BUCKLAND.

Witnesses:

HENRY D. SARGENT, EDGAR L. BARNEY. 

